Latest Release
- 17 MAR 2023
- 7 Songs
- Acceptance · 2020
- Rebirth · 2017
- Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro · 2014
- The Winds of Change · 2023
- Rebirth · 2017
- The Winds of Change · 2023
- The Winds of Change · 2023
- The Winds of Change · 2023
- The Winds of Change · 2023
- The Winds of Change · 2023
Music Videos
Appears On
- Freddie Hubbard
- Freddie Hubbard
- Freddie Hubbard
- Freddie Hubbard
- Freddie Hubbard
- Freddie Hubbard
About Billy Childs
An immensely gifted jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, Billy Childs has distinguished himself as both a post-bop improvisor and sought-after musical director. One of the most promising pianists to emerge in the 1980s, Childs' aesthetic synthesizes modern jazz, soul, pop, chamber, choral, orchestral, and neo-classical music. A true technician with a light but indelible touch, he has collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including Freddie Hubbard, Chris Botti, and Dianne Reeves, among others. Along with top-shelf classical commissions, Childs has garnered accolades including a 2013 Doris Duke Award, a 2015 American Academy of Arts and Letters Composer Award, and Grammys for 2014's Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (a star-studded date with Yo-Yo Ma, Wayne Shorter, Alison Krauss, and more) and 2017's small-group Rebirth. In 2023, he formed an all-star group with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade for Winds of Change.
- HOMETOWN
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- BORN
- 8 March 1957
- GENRE
- Jazz